Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-02-24
NEW GAS COMPANY.
The Delaware Heat Light and PowoI
Company-The Policy Bili-lmportsnt
Bills Dy Mr Ware.

rne Delaware Heat, Light and Powo
Company-The Policy Bili-lm portsn
Bills Dy MIR Ware.
DOVER, Feb. 20 ,--Messrs, Dunn
Bright and Moore, of the UelaWaf
Heat, Light and Power Company, wer
company. The gentlemen appeared be
fore the Senate Com nittse on Privat,
Corporations and presented their CLAIM
for o charter. The gentle men claim
thnt their company is strictly . HON,
affair; that the connection OF Mr.
ElkiDs with 1t Is timply as an investor
that the men are simply interested In 4
as any other legitimate enterprise
They mean business, and ~ soon o. tn,
charter 10 passed they will 60 TO worn
In Wilmington and establish tieli
plant and proceed to furnish gas at q
rate below that OF the present company
II the company Is chartered they vii
employ large number Of men and dis
tribute large amount OF money. They
only ask that they be given the same
privileges that are extended TO the Will
mington Coal Gas Company.
Again, the main object Of the new
Organization Is not to furnish light foi
purposes, but to furnish
gas for heating and culinary purposes.
They deny emphatically that the com.
|pany is organized for speculative pur.
poses, anu II their charter III oncs
granted no other company has money
enough 10 purchase It.
The Standard Oil bugbear that has
been raised is flimsy aud easily blown
To the winds by the fact that q majority
Of tho stock Is held by native Deiaw ar
cans, and IL is clearly heme enter.
prise.
The committee listened attentively
10 the corporator's argun eDts, but
reached no conclusion, and another
meeting will be held by the cammittee
within few days, and report made
upon the bill.
DIR. Cooper today introduced the bill
to suppress policy playing. The first
section prohibits the playing of policy,
and covers about every thing II Is poss..
BILE, TO prevent any technical escape In
any one who violates the law, and the
second section makes II pen atty for
any one TO rent room or suite of rooms
for the purpose OF policy shop.
The penalty is fixed at n fine not less
than $loO nor more than 1000 and i'm
prisonioent for torn Of not less than
one month nor more than twelve. The
bill was introduced in accordance with
the petition Of toe Green Hill Preeby
terisn Church. The petition asked that
gam bling be prohibited on Sunday and
after 10 o'clock at night, aud to day DIR.
Cooper presented this bill with the peti-
ton.
The Senate to-day passed DR.. Cooper 4
bill to abolish Bailif Ogle's office with
out dissenting voice. The memb bers
seemed 10 be unanim ously OF the opin.
ion thai the bill Was q good one. The
bill will 60 TO the House, where It will
certainly pass, and then the genial
bailiff will be out Of office.
Some OF the druggists down the State
are showing some opposition to the
Pharmacy Bill now In the House. A
number Of them have been to see IL and
oxpress their disapproyal OF IL. A great
deal of quiet work is being used anon
the members from the lower counties
ust what shape and to what extent the
opposition will assume Is hard to tell ri
this time. The main objection offered
Is that the whole business Is put In the
hands Of the Wilmington druggists
There is o question whether or not til a
this opposition comes in the main from
those druggists who would not be abb,
to pass an examining board.
Mr.. Ware gave notice today OF thu
important bills In the House. One II
relation to the Insurance of employ eel
OF interpretations is aimed directly q
the B. and .. and Pennsylvania relie
associations. The act forbids any cor
porstion or any ono In any corporation
| 10 form or in any way be connected
with any beneficial or insurance orga
nizatlon for the employees. 1t provides
that all money on hand at the time o
the Passage OF this act shall be pai(
back to the persons who paid IL In, and
penalty OF one thousand dollars Il
liked for each and every violation, OF,
fourth OF which gees to the Attorne,
General and the other three-fourths tl
| the school funds. The act makes 1t tn,
duty Of the Attorney General to In vesti
gate all complaints made OF violations
Another Is to allow tenants TO CLAIM
ore hundred dollars exemption upon s
distress for rent. This act, however, Il
partially nullihed by clause In 1t al
| lowing the tenant the privilege OF wav
ing exemption. The result OF tbi
| would be TO have every landlord Il
place the waiver clause in every lease
The other bill is TO exempt executor
and administrators from tho dsprecia
tton In Investments.